Two groups have filed separate legal challenges to the federal environment minister’s approval of Woodside’s North West Shelf extension, one of the world’s biggest liquified natural gas projects.

The Australian Conservation Foundation and Friends of Australian Rock Art have commenced federal court proceedings in a bid to have the decision overturned.

The environment minister, Murray Watt, gave final approval last month to Woodside’s proposal to extend the life of its North West Shelf gas processing plant – on the Burrup peninsula in northern Western Australia – from 2030 to 2070. Australia’s biggest gas project greenlit to 2070 with ‘partial’ protection for Indigenous rock art Read more

“We’re challenging the lawfulness of Minister Watt’s approval of this gas hub extension, whic

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